Originally Posted by hokiefyd

The "power modulators" are actually the genesis of me buying a 10-pack of the Jagwire noodles. At the time, I had two Trek hybrids with linear pull brakes, both with modulators on the front. One of the bikes was two years old and the other one was about 12 years old. So I just refreshed all the brake cables and noodles at once. Rather than buying four individual noodles, I figure I'd be able to use the other six eventually, so I bought the pack of 10. I think I have two left.

The modulators, in theory, prevent a front wheel lock-up. And I guess they did, but I'm a pretty heavy guy (240 pounds) and I'm not in the habit of even trying to lock my wheel (out of respect for my cycling equipment!). I don't know if I could have done it with the modulators or not, but they definitely added "squish" to the front brake.